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REPORT OF PALLANS ASSOCIATES ENTITLED <br />"THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY" <br />IS ON FILE IN THE BCC OFFICE <br />BOOK 91-7„243 <br />NEW COURTHOUSE COMPLEX - FURNISHINGS AND EOUIPMENT <br />General Services Director Sonny Dean commented from the <br />following memo dated December 6, 1993: <br />DATE: DECEMBER 6, 1993 <br />TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THRU: JAMES E. CHANDLER <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br />FROM: H.T.. "SONNY” DEAN, DIRECTO <br />DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES <br />SUBJECT: NEW COURTHOUSE COMPLEX - FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Based on instructions from staff with input from the Courthouse <br />Advisory Committee, the architect has compiled a list of furnishings <br />that will be required in the new facility. <br />Staff took the position on this segment of the project, not to <br />provide new furniture over the entire building. New systems <br />furnishings will be used in all the general office areas to maximize <br />use of the space and to facilitate rearranging of those areas to meet <br />various needs during the life of the building. Other new furniture <br />is designated in areas that are directly exposed to the public. The <br />old furniture that has some useful life, will be placed in the <br />remaining areas. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />The method used to estimate the original equipment and furnishings <br />budget was based on square footage of the new building. Actual cost <br />of the furnishings and equipment required, along with items that had <br />to be added in order to meet the requirements of the various entities <br />housed in this facility, has caused this line item to be over that <br />original estimated budget. Staff has made every effort to control <br />cost. A quality grade of furniture was specified with concentration <br />on longevity of service as well as cost of that item. An extensive <br />amount of research has been done on quality furnishings that are on <br />- existing governmental contracts in order to keep cost at a minimum. <br />The discounts offered on these contracts far exceed any other pricing <br />we could obtain. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />There is an area adjacent to the law library that has been designated <br />as an Attorney's Lounge and wo=k -area. Some of the original Advisory <br />Committee had recommended this furniture be funded through the <br />construction budget along with all our other furnishings and <br />equipment. Since the budget for furnishings is over the original <br />24 <br />